“Why is anyone acting surprised that he said stupid, bigoted stuff in Detroit when he says stupid, bigoted stuff for a living?”
-- Neal Rubin, Detroit News columnist, referring on his Facebook page to Louis Farrakhan

"I'm sure there's an outstanding explanation for why something like a big gala, er, policy conference needs to be held in Mackinac Island(!) and not someplace closer."
-- Ryan Felton, Jalopnik Detroit blogger